A computer model for the shape of the path of a rollercoaster is given by the parametric

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A computer model for the shape of the path of a rollercoaster is given by the parametric equations

a. Find the coordinates of the point where t = π /6. Given that one unit on the model represents 5 m in real life.

b. Find the maximum height of the rollercoaster.

c. Find the horizontal distance covered during the descent of the rollercoaster.

d. Hence, find the average gradient of the descent.

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Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2

ISBN: 9781292183404

1st Edition

Authors: Greg Attwood, Jack Barraclough, Ian Bettison, David Goldberg, Alistair Macpherson, Joe Petran

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